Table 1 Characteristics of Chinese medicine practitioners who participated in the morbidity survey.
From: Morbidity pattern of traditional Chinese medicine primary care in the Hong Kong population
CMP (n = 260) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Age | 46.1 (17.2) |
Number of years in general practice | 18.3 (17.4) |
Number of hours per day | 7.5 (1.5) |
Number of cases per day | 17.4 (9.7) |
Sex | n (%) |
Male | 178 (68.5) |
Female | 82 (31.5) |
District of practice | |
Hong Kong Island | 49 (18.8) |
Kowloon | 56 (21.5) |
New Territory | 113 (43.5) |
Mixed districts | 42 (16.2) |
Place of graduation | |
Hong Kong | 147 (56.5) |
China | 108 (41.5) |
Both | 5 (1.9) |
Type of organisation | |
Government/Hospital Authority | 41 (15.8) |
Non-government organisation (NGO) | 86 (33.1) |
University-affiliated clinic | 23 (8.8) |
Private solo/group | 109 (42.0) |
Other | 1 (0.4) |
Post-graduate training | |
None | 59 (22.7) |
Certificate | 63 (24.2) |
Higher diploma | 5 (1.9) |
Master degree | 99 (38.1) |
Doctoral degree | 34 (13.1) |
